<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Braintree Archives - Boston Magazine</title> <atom:link href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/tag/braintree/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.bostonmagazine.com/blog/tag/braintree/</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 18:49:55 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5</generator> <image> <url>https://www.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/10/cropped-boston-magazine-favicon-32x32.png</url> <title>Braintree Archives - Boston Magazine</title> <link>https://www.bostonmagazine.com/blog/tag/braintree/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>News Bites: Taco Azul Debuts on Beacon Hill with Margaritas and Guac Galore</title> <link>https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/10/15/taco-azul-opens-more-news/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Leah Blumenthal]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 15:53:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Restaurant Openings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Allston]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bagels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ball Square]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barbara Lynch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beacon Hill]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Braintree]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brighton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brookline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cambridge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Coolidge 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End]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bostonmagazine.com/?p=2784852</guid> <description><![CDATA[We’ve been busy eating our way through Salem, but we’re back with some restaurant updates for the week with openings, closings, and other news you […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_2781167" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/09/04/taco-azul-beacon-hill/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-12-900px/" rel="attachment wp-att-2781167"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2781167" class="size-full wp-image-2781167 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-12-900px.jpg" alt="Tacos, colorful cocktails, and guac with blue corn chips sit on a wooden table." width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-12-900px.jpg 900w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-12-900px-605x403.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-12-900px-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-12-900px-115x77.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-12-900px-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2781167" class="wp-caption-text">Tacos, drinks, and guac with blue corn tortilla chips at Taco Azul. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal</p></div> <p>We’ve been busy <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/best-restaurants-salem/">eating our way through Salem</a>, but we’re back with some restaurant updates for the week with openings, closings, and other news you should know.</p> <p>You can catch up on past installments of our food news roundups <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/tag/food-news-bites/">here</a>, and reach out <a href="mailto:rblumenthal@bostonmagazine.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">via email</a> with news that should be on our radar.</p> <p><em>Jump to: </em><a href="#openings">Openings</a> | <a href="#closings">Closings</a> | <a href="#comingsoon">In the Works</a> | <a href="#news">In Other News</a> | <a href="#events">Things to Do This Week</a></p> <hr /> <h2 id="openings">Openings</h2> <div id="attachment_2784846" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/155-on-portland-john-bellenis-photography-900px/"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2784846" class="size-full wp-image-2784846 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/155-on-portland-john-bellenis-photography-900px.jpg" alt="Two people sit at a restaurant table eating sliders and wings, one drinking beer and one drinking a cocktail." width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/155-on-portland-john-bellenis-photography-900px.jpg 900w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/155-on-portland-john-bellenis-photography-900px-605x403.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/155-on-portland-john-bellenis-photography-900px-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/155-on-portland-john-bellenis-photography-900px-115x77.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/155-on-portland-john-bellenis-photography-900px-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2784846" class="wp-caption-text">155 on Portland. / Photo by John Bellenis Photography</p></div> <ul> <li>The Pennyweight Hotel Boston, a Curio Collection by Hilton property, is now open in Boston’s West End, and with it, a new restaurant: <strong>155 on Portland</strong>. Early in the day, it’s an espresso bar with breakfast, grab-and-go pastries and sandwiches, and more, turning into a cocktail bar with American comfort food for dinner. Think: burgers, lobster pasta alla vodka, and warm crab dip. <em>155 Portland St. (the Pennyweight Hotel Boston), West End, Boston, <a href="https://www.pennyweighthotel.com/dining" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pennyweighthotel.com/dining</a>.</em></li> <li>Billing itself as “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bell86_bos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the first Korean tapas restaurant in New England</a>,” <strong>Bell86 </strong>is now open for lunch and dinner six days a week (closed Tuesdays) in Coolidge Corner, with date-night vibes. <a href="https://qr1.be/D567" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The menu</a> includes small plates such as tableside stone-grilled A5 wagyu, spicy marinated raw crab, grilled chicken gizzard with sesame sauce, and mung bean pancakes; liquor is coming soon. <em>308 Harvard St., Brookline, 617-505-5723, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bell86_bos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">instagram.com/bell86_bos</a>.</em></li> <li>Somerville’s Ball Square has a new dining option: <strong>The Blue Elephant </strong>is open for takeout and delivery as of October 14, with dine-in service starting on October 23. The Thai restaurant’s menu features plenty of the expected dishes (pad thai, drunken noodles, massaman curry, etc.) and a few surprises, like the northern Thai pork sausage sai ua and Chinese-influenced dishes like hoi jor (fried crab nuggets) and har kau (shrimp dumplings). <em>719 Broadway, Ball Square, Somerville, 617-717-8418, <a href="https://www.thaiblueelephant.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thaiblueelephant.com</a>.</em></li> <li><strong>Craft Food Halls</strong> opened—again—in Allston <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DAUR5BgJ83v/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on October 14</a>, following a false start earlier this year when <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/06/20/fake-liquor-license-discovery/">a lawyer reportedly falsified a serial number</a> for the venue’s liquor license, unbeknownst to the Craft Food Halls team. It’s one of about a dozen locations for the Greater Boston food hall chain, with some locations inside office buildings. (This one is in the former Casa Caña space in the Studio Allston Hotel.) Serving pizza, burgers, wings, and more from its various concepts, this outpost of Craft Food Halls also has ping-pong and pool, live music, and a pour-your-own-beer wall. <em>1234 Soldiers Field Rd. (Studio Allston Hotel), Allston, Boston, 617-415-5402, <a href="https://www.craftfoodhalls.com/allston" target="_blank" rel="noopener">craftfoodhalls.com/allston</a>.</em></li> </ul> <div id="attachment_2784498" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/sabich-in-a-bowl-colin-daly-900cropped-copy/"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2784498" class="size-full wp-image-2784498 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/sabich-in-a-bowl-colin-daly-900cropped-copy.jpg" alt="Overhead view of a bowl of fried eggplant, hummus, pickled onions, hard boiled eggs, cucumbers, and more." width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/sabich-in-a-bowl-colin-daly-900cropped-copy.jpg 900w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/sabich-in-a-bowl-colin-daly-900cropped-copy-605x403.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/sabich-in-a-bowl-colin-daly-900cropped-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/sabich-in-a-bowl-colin-daly-900cropped-copy-115x77.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/sabich-in-a-bowl-colin-daly-900cropped-copy-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2784498" class="wp-caption-text">The Hummus Shop’s sabich in a bowl. / Photo by Colin Daly</p></div> <ul> <li>Love chickpeas? <strong>The Hummus Shop</strong> is now open on Beacon Hill, a “micro-restaurant” serving up falafel plates, hummus bowls, and such. <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/10/11/hummus-shop-boston/">Check out our story</a> for the full details. <em>37A Charles St., Beacon Hill, Boston, <a href="https://eatjustus.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">eatjustus.com</a>.</em></li> </ul> <div id="attachment_2781172" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/09/04/taco-azul-beacon-hill/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-11-900px/" rel="attachment wp-att-2781172"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2781172" class="size-full wp-image-2781172 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-11-900px.jpg" alt="A blue corn tortilla is topped with chunks of beef, red onions, and a squiggle of avocado crema." width="900" height="1359" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-11-900px.jpg 900w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-11-900px-605x914.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-11-900px-300x453.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-11-900px-299x451.jpg 299w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-11-900px-115x174.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/taco-azul-beacon-hill-rachel-leah-blumenthal-11-900px-600x906.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2781172" class="wp-caption-text">Taco Azul’s skirt steak taco. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal</p></div> <ul> <li>October 17 is opening day for <strong>Taco Azul</strong>, a full-service restaurant featuring a streamlined menu of tacos, margaritas, and not too much more. (Founder Dan Leyva has scalability in mind; if he has his way, this will be the first location of many around the Northeast.) <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/09/04/taco-azul-beacon-hill/">Check out our preview</a> to learn more. <em>21 Beacon St., Beacon Hill, Boston, <a href="https://www.tacoazul.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tacoazul.com</a>.</em></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2 id="closings">Closings</h2> <div id="attachment_2784848" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/pennypackers-porchetta-rachel-leah-blumenthal-900px/"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2784848" class="size-full wp-image-2784848 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/pennypackers-porchetta-rachel-leah-blumenthal-900px.jpg" alt="A sandwich features crispy-skin porchetta on crispy bread, with a side of chips." width="900" height="675" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/pennypackers-porchetta-rachel-leah-blumenthal-900px.jpg 900w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/pennypackers-porchetta-rachel-leah-blumenthal-900px-605x454.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/pennypackers-porchetta-rachel-leah-blumenthal-900px-300x225.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/pennypackers-porchetta-rachel-leah-blumenthal-900px-96x72.jpg 96w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/pennypackers-porchetta-rachel-leah-blumenthal-900px-601x451.jpg 601w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/pennypackers-porchetta-rachel-leah-blumenthal-900px-115x86.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/pennypackers-porchetta-rachel-leah-blumenthal-900px-600x450.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2784848" class="wp-caption-text">A porchetta sandwich at Pennypacker’s now-closed Somerville location. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal</p></div> <ul> <li>Chef and restaurateur Barbara Lynch is closing her remaining restaurants; <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/10/09/barbara-lynch-restaurants-closing/">more here</a>. In short: <strong>The Rudder</strong> is now closed in Gloucester, <strong> 9 Park</strong> will close at the end of 2024, and <strong>B&G Oysters</strong> will remain open for now until Lynch can find the right buyer. She closed or sold the rest of her venues <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/01/05/barbara-lynch-closes-menton-sportello-drink/">earlier this year</a>. “She is looking at retirement, at a much healthier lifestyle,” Lorraine Tomlinson-Hall, COO for Lynch’s restaurant group, <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/09/lifestyle/barbara-lynch-closed-gloucester-restaurant-rudder/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told <em>The Boston Globe</em></a>. <em>The Rudder, 73 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester, </em><a href="https://www.therudderrockyneck.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>therudderrockyneck.com</em></a><em>; No. 9 Park, 9 Park Street Pl., Beacon Hill, Boston, </em><a href="https://www.no9park.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>no9park.com</em></a><em>; B&G Oysters, 550 Tremont St., South End, Boston, </em><a href="https://bandgoysters.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>bandgoysters.com</em></a><em>.</em></li> <li><strong>Pennypacker’s</strong>—home of the greatest porchetta sandwich around—bid farewell to Magoun Square, Somerville, this month, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DA9CT1avwSZ/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">closing its 11-year-old storefront</a>. But good news: Its <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2024/high-street-place/">High Street Place</a> location in downtown Boston remains open, and its <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2019/pennypackers/">award-winning food truck</a> and catering operations are also carrying on. In addition to the porchetta—which should be “required eating material for anyone with even the vaguest interest in anything porky,” per our long-ago <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2014/01/30/pennypackers/">“Man Food” column</a>—Pennypacker’s offers a few other sandwiches, a handful of seasonal salads, and sides such as fried Brussels sprouts with balsamic reduction and Buffalo-style mac and cheese. <em>514C Medford St., Magoun Square, Somerville (now closed); 100 High St. (High Street Place), Downtown Boston, <a href="https://pennypackersfinefoods.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pennypackersfinefoods.com</a>.</em></li> <li><strong>Thornton’s Fenway Grille</strong>, a stalwart of Fenway’s “restaurant row” on Peterborough Street, closed on October 14. “The time has come,” <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thorntonsfenwaygrille/posts/pfbid02a3XtAi4mRGvKYXD45oZPQwWRvF4s8LWF4C8aRVB96PM25bsm1snDDvtXpCmQb8oQl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read a post</a> on the restaurant’s Facebook page. “A huge thanks to all our great customers and staff over the last 30 years. We are so grateful for your support and patronage.” The neighborhood pub was a favorite for hearty brunch, patio dining, and trivia nights. <em>100 Peterborough St., Fenway, Boston.</em></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2 id="comingsoon">In the Works</h2> <div id="attachment_2720851" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-hot-chocolate-boston/laburdick-900-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-2720851"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2720851" class="size-full wp-image-2720851 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/LABurdick-900-1.jpeg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/LABurdick-900-1.jpeg 900w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/LABurdick-900-1-605x403.jpeg 605w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/LABurdick-900-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/LABurdick-900-1-115x77.jpeg 115w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/LABurdick-900-1-600x400.jpeg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2720851" class="wp-caption-text">L.A. Burdick hot chocolate. / Courtesy photo</p></div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2024/10/11/bosse-pickleball/">Here’s a sneak peek</a> at <strong>Bosse</strong>, the indoor pickleball complex opening very soon in Natick and featuring multiple dining options from chef and restaurateur Chris Coombs. (Background details <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/02/16/bosse-natick-pickleball-chris-coombs/">here</a> on how the owner of a fancy Boston steakhouse and more came to be a partner in a big suburban sports venue.) <em>1245 Worcester St. (Natick Mall), Natick, <a href="https://bosse.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bosse.</a></em><em>net</em><em>.</em></li> <li><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2001/l-a-burdick-chocolates/">Chocolatier <strong>L.A. Burdick</strong></a>—known for its ultra-thick <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/best-hot-chocolate-boston/">hot chocolate</a>, tiny chocolate mice, and more—is adding a third Greater Boston location, coming to Coolidge Corner in December. This outpost will offer counter and table service for sweets and drinks, plus a retail section (because you’re going to want to give those tiny mice as gifts). <em>1330 Beacon St., Coolidge Corner, Brookline, <a href="https://www.burdickchocolate.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">burdickchocolate.com</a>. </em></li> <li>The restaurant group behind <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2023/01/25/matsunori-handroll-bar-opens-boston/">Matsunori Handroll Bar</a> has a couple new spots coming soon: <strong>Mai</strong>, serving French-inspired Japanese food in the Seaport, and <strong>NoriNori Test Kitchen</strong>, serving sushi and more in Brighton. The latter will be <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/24/lifestyle/matsunori-hand-roll-bar-kyo-matcha-boston-sushi-green-tea-ice-cream/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a simpler take on big sibling Matsunori</a>, while the former might serve <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9VPKYipoYN/?img_index=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dishes such as</a> unagi with truffle risotto, miso soup bouillabaisse, and wagyu and potatoes. <em>Mai, 31 Northern Ave., Seaport, Boston, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mai.izakaya" target="_blank" rel="noopener">instagram.com/mai.izakaya</a>; NoriNori Test Kitchen, 399 Chestnut Hill Ave., Brighton, Boston, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/norinori.japanese" target="_blank" rel="noopener">instagram.com/norinori.japanese</a>.</em></li> <li>Quincy’s Liberty Tavern—which serves gastropub-y fare, from steak tips to wood-fired pizzas—is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/libertyquincy/posts/pfbid0PFYQqUTsH1k2oQtXukHHgCCMTC4wXPP5YsYo77SDNzYQfkiMhQeuXqaCzkTtoehol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">getting a sibling in Braintree</a> in November: <strong>Uno Mas</strong>, a taco and tequila bar. <em>35 Commercial St., Braintree, <a href="https://www.unomasbraintree.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unomasbraintree.com</a>.</em></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2 id="news">In Other News</h2> <div id="attachment_2438964" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/breakfastsandwich_bagelsaurusccourtesy/"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2438964" class="size-full wp-image-2438964 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/BreakfastSandwich_Bagelsaurusccourtesy.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/BreakfastSandwich_Bagelsaurusccourtesy.jpg 900w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/BreakfastSandwich_Bagelsaurusccourtesy-600x400.jpg 600w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/BreakfastSandwich_Bagelsaurusccourtesy-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/BreakfastSandwich_Bagelsaurusccourtesy-850x567.jpg 850w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/08/BreakfastSandwich_Bagelsaurusccourtesy-630x420.jpg 630w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-2438964" class="wp-caption-text">An Eggspanola from Bagelsaurus. / Courtesy photo</p></div> <ul> <li>Bagel news: Cambridge favorite <strong>Bagelsaurus</strong> took home big awards—Best of the Fest <em>and</em> Rising Star—<a href="https://www.bagelfest.com/highlights-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">at BagelFest</a> in New York. Judges and festival attendees alike <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/10/09/lifestyle/bagelsaurus-voted-best-bagel-nyc-bagelfest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">were reportedly charmed</a> by pretzel bagels with honey-rosemary cream cheese and onion bagels with spicy pepper cream cheese topped with oven-roasted tomatoes. <em>1796 Massachusetts Ave., Porter Square, Cambridge, 857-285-6103, <a href="https://www.bagelsaurus.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bagelsaurus.com</a>.</em></li> <li>Beer news: <strong>Jack’s Abby</strong> parent company Hendler Family Brewing Company <a href="https://www.brewbound.com/news/jacks-abby-parent-company-to-acquire-night-shift-brewing-hendler-family-brewing-targetsing-100000-barrels-in-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is acquiring <strong>Night Shift Brewing</strong></a>, with the deal set to close in late 2024. (It makes sense: Jack’s Abby has been contract-brewing much of Night Shift’s portfolio <a href="https://boston.eater.com/2022/7/28/23282052/night-shift-brewing-moving-production-everett-layoffs-co2-shortage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">since mid-2022</a>, when Night Shift laid off most of its production team, citing a CO2 shortage as “the straw that broke the camel’s back” atop deepening financial and logistical issues with the company’s growth.) Most of Night Shift’s current employees are reportedly staying on, although founders Rob Burns, Mike O’Mara, and Michael Oxton will move on after helping with the transition. <em><a href="https://jacksabby.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">jacksabby.com</a>; <a href="https://nightshiftbrewing.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nightshiftbrewing.com</a>.</em></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2 id="events">Things to Do This Week</h2> <p><em>See also: our general </em><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/things-to-do/weekend/"><em>Things to Do guide</em></a><em> for music, comedy, art, and lots more.</em><strong><em> </em></strong></p> <p><em>Also note: Tickets are now on sale for </em><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/taste"><em>Taste</em></a><em>, our </em><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/10/03/boston-magazine-taste-event-2024/"><em>biggest food event of the year</em></a><em>. Hope to see you there as we celebrate the launch of our restaurant-focused November issue.</em></p> <p><strong><u>October 15</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Get a sneak preview of <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2023/02/16/cafe-gloria-east-boston-summer-2023/">the soon-to-open <strong>Café Gloria</strong></a> in the form of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBCYDyLhgEt/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a free bottle of passionfruit cold brew</a> in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. 11 a.m. until bottles run out (limit of two per person). <em>287 Maverick St., East Boston, <a href="https://www.cafegloriaeastie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cafegloriaeastie.com</a>.</em></li> </ul> <p><strong><u>October 16-17</u></strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>The Lineup</strong>, <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2024/01/10/lineup-food-hall-boston-john-fraser/">a food hall in Downtown Boston</a>, is celebrating the season with a two-day Harvest Fest. From 4 to 8 p.m. each day, the Lineup’s vendors will be serving seasonal food and drink specials—look for cider, candy apples, and more, accompanied by live music. <em>115 Federal St. (the Connector at Winthrop Center), Downtown Boston, <a href="https://www.lineupandeat.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lineupandeat.com</a>.</em></li> </ul> <p><strong><u>October 17</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>In other harvest fest news, <strong>Boston Public Market</strong> is throwing its seventh annual Harvest Party, and this year it’s carnival-themed, complete with games, giant pumpkins, a silent auction, and more. <a href="https://bostonpublicmarket.org/harvestparty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tickets are $60</a> for a sampling of bites from the market’s food vendors and one drink ticket, with additional drinks available for purchase onsite. Proceeds benefit the market’s Community Engagement Fund, which goes toward free, open-to-the-public educational events. (Want to give more? A $500 contribution gets you into a pre-party buffet dinner, along with some other perks.) <em>100 Hanover St., Downtown Boston, 617-973-4909, <a href="https://bostonpublicmarket.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bostonpublicmarket.org</a>.</em></li> </ul> <p><strong><u>October 18</u></strong></p> <ul> <li>Harpoon Brewery—which recently released <a href="https://www.harpoonbrewery.com/beer/l-l-bean-harvest-lager/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a collab lager</a> with iconic New England retailer L.L. Bean—is also teaming up with the company for a series of “Flannel Fridays” this fall. The October 18 installment includes a three-mile jog followed by drinks and a free pretzel at the beer hall, plus discounts on L.L. Bean flannels. Sign up <a href="https://www.mystryde.com/schedule-south-boston?_mt=%2Fschedule%2Fdaily%2F48541%3FactiveDate%3D2024-10-18&locations=48719" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. <em>306 Northern Ave., Seaport District, Boston, <a href="https://www.harpoonbrewery.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">harpoonbrewery.com</a>.</em></li> </ul> <p><strong><u>Plan Ahead</u></strong></p> <p><em>These events are further into the future, but you might want make your plans now; visit the links for more details and tickets/reservations.</em></p> <ul> <li><strong>October 22: </strong>It can be hard to snag tickets <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2024/gaaeng/">to Gaaeng’s award-winning pop-ups</a>, so try this <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBHUep7vymj/?hl=en&img_index=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">late-night party at Equal Measure</a> in the Fenway instead, featuring some local cocktail superstars and à la carte Gaaeng bites.</li> <li><strong>October 26: </strong><a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2024/hemlock-grill/">Hemlock Grill’s</a> popular <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fireside-dinner-saturday-102624-tickets-1042375662667?aff=ebdsoporgprofile" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fireside Dinner series</a>, a four-course dinner party, continues in Brookline.</li> <li><strong>October 27: </strong>The Danvers-based Modern Butcher shop is popping up at <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2024/ebo-co-grocery/">EBO & Co. Grocery</a> in East Boston <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DA6VjiypRwK/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with roast beef sandwiches</a>; you’ll want to get on EBO’s <a href="https://www.ebogrocery.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email list</a> for the ticket link.</li> <li><strong>October 31: </strong>Celebrate Halloween with <a href="https://resy.com/cities/somerville-ma/venues/juliet/events/nowruz-a-persian-new-year-at-juliet-2023-03-20?date=2024-10-31&seats=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a Roald Dahl-inspired dinner at Juliet</a> in Somerville, featuring four courses of “scary fun,” optionally accompanied by orange wine flights.</li> <li><strong>November 7: </strong>Chef Ana Sortun <a href="https://www.sofrabakery.com/events/2018/12/10/fish-tales-jednj-d98fb-5bh96-zm6bn-xheac-bgk2d-g8lkp-wrbll-edsgc-3gxbz-9mp8g-t8r4x-8y4am-6sr4f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will be demonstrating Mediterranean mother sauces</a> at the brand new Allston location of Sofra, with the event benefitting the Jacques Pépin Foundation (which supports community kitchens that offer training to adults with barriers to employment).</li> <li><strong>November 15: </strong>Embark on <a href="https://www.mfa.org/event/special-event/guided-sake-tasting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a guided sake tasting</a> with the Koji Club at the Museum of Fine Arts, and then explore the museum.</li> </ul> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Long’s Jewelers Moves to a New South Shore Location</title> <link>https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2023/09/13/longs-jewelers-braintree/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone Migliori]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Braintree]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Long's Jewelers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shop Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Shore]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false"></guid> <description><![CDATA[Sit up and shine that diamond, darling, because the luxury retail scene on the South Shore is getting a serious glow-up. Remember the Barnes & […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_2745965" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2745965" class="wp-image-2745965 size-full lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-1.jpg" alt="Emily P. Wheeler "Rainbow Drop" 18-karat-gold necklace with unheated fancy-colored sapphires, available at Long's Jewelers." width="900" height="1000" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-1.jpg 900w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-1-605x672.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-1-300x333.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-1-406x451.jpg 406w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-1-115x128.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-1-600x667.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-2745965" class="wp-caption-text">Emily P. Wheeler “Rainbow Drop” 18-karat-gold necklace with unheated fancy-colored sapphires, price upon request. / Photo by Karin Dailey</p></div> <p><strong>Sit up and shine that diamond,</strong> darling, because the luxury retail scene on the South Shore is getting a serious glow-up. Remember the Barnes & Noble building on Granite Street in Braintree? This month, we’re swapping books for bling with the much-anticipated opening of Long’s Jewelers’ latest location.</p> <p>This isn’t your grandmother’s idea of a quaint little bauble shop. Replacing the <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/best-of-boston-archive/2023/longs-jewelers-15/">Best of Boston 2023 winner’s</a> South Shore Plaza outpost, the jaw-dropping 11,000-square-foot luxury jewelry emporium features two glass towers on the front and side of the building that make it a “beacon of light and activity,” as Long’s president Craig Rottenberg describes it. And with a wide selection of bling from top brands such as Rolex, David Yurman, Mikimoto, Tudor, and Grand Seiko, it’s clear that this new store was designed to be a crown jewel in Long’s portfolio.</p> <div id="attachment_2745968" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2745968" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-2745968 lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-3-copy-300x400.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="400" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-3-copy-300x400.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-3-copy-605x807.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-3-copy-338x451.jpg 338w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-3-copy-115x153.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-3-copy-600x800.jpg 600w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-3-copy.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p id="caption-attachment-2745968" class="wp-caption-text">Tudor “Black Bay Chrono” watch with 41 mm steel case and steel bracelet, $5,450. / Photo via Tudor</p></div> <p>In a candid chat about this audacious move, Rottenberg displayed a mix of practical wisdom and enthusiasm. “We had long since outgrown that mall, and we wanted a larger freestanding location where we can better deliver an amazing luxury experience,” he told me. “Our new store is right off the highway, so it is perfectly convenient for our customers—and it will be full of surprises.” Given the Rottenberg family’s impressive track record—in the past 30 of Long’s 145 years in business, they’ve expanded to six locations throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire—I’m inclined to believe him.</p> <p>The family’s plans don’t stop at jewelry, though. They’re pushing the jeweler’s boundaries further by jumping even deeper into the world of luxury watches, with a dedicated Patek Philippe showroom on an entire floor of a new Long’s Jewelers on Newbury Street coming soon. So stay tuned, because as the Rottenbergs craft the next chapter in the jewel-studded narrative of Long’s, the goal is clear: Never just shine, but outshine.</p> <p><a href="https://www.longsjewelers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Longsjewelers.com</em>.</a></p> <div id="attachment_2745970" style="width: 615px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2745970" class="wp-image-2745970 size-medium lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-2-copy-605x403.jpg" alt="Available at Long's Jewelers: Long's Signature Collection 18-karat-white-gold bezel-set marquise diamond tennis bracelet, price upon request." width="605" height="403" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-2-copy-605x403.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-2-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-2-copy-115x77.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-2-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-2-copy.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /><p id="caption-attachment-2745970" class="wp-caption-text">Long’s Signature Collection 18-karat-white-gold bezel-set marquise diamond tennis bracelet, price upon request. / Photo courtesy of Long’s Jewelers</p></div> <div id="attachment_2745971" style="width: 615px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2745971" class="wp-image-2745971 size-medium lazyload lazyload lazyload lazyload" data-src="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-4-copy-605x403.jpg" alt="A three-stone diamond engagement ring available from Long's Jewelers." width="605" height="403" srcset="https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-4-copy-605x403.jpg 605w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-4-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-4-copy-115x77.jpg 115w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-4-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https://cdn10.bostonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/09/style_opener-4-copy.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px" /><p id="caption-attachment-2745971" class="wp-caption-text">Tate platinum asscher-cut three-stone diamond engagement ring, price upon request. / Photo courtesy of Long’s Jewelers</p></div> <p><em>First published in the print edition of the <a href="https://www.bostonmagazine.com/issue/boston-september-2023/">September 2023 issue</a> with the headline, “The Color of Happy.”</em></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>